How to Install/Update TYPO3 & Extension via TYPO3 Composer

Are you new to the TYPO3 Composer world? And, Are you looking for quick steps to install, update and remove TYPO3 composer packages? This microblog will help you to initiate your TYPO3 composer journey quickly.

TYPO3 composer - A dependency manager for PHP. TYPO3 composer is getting widely popular and welcomed by the TYPO3 community. It will create an environment like heaven for you - To easily install, update and remove TYPO3 core and TYPO3 extensions. If you have decided to use a composer to follow all the next TYPO3 projects, follow this step-by-step composer guide.

A composer is a tool for dependency management in PHP. It allows you to declare the libraries your project depends on and it will manage (install/update) them for you.
- Composer.org

Choose your favorite way to install composer to your Unix/Linux or macOS machine, and you will need to find a way to install it from Composer’s official site.

Option 1. Official Guide from Getcomposer.org

php -r "copy('https://getcomposer.org/installer', 'composer-setup.php');"
php -r "if (hash_file('sha384', 'composer-setup.php') === 'e0012edf3e80b6978849f5eff0d4b4e4c79ff1609dd1e613307e16318854d24ae64f26d17af3ef0bf7cfb710ca74755a') { echo 'Installer verified'; } else { echo 'Installer corrupt'; unlink('composer-setup.php'); } echo PHP_EOL;"
php composer-setup.php
php -r "unlink('composer-setup.php');"

Option 2. Using Standard Application Install

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install composer
composer -v

Option 3. Using Curl + Application Get

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install curl php-cli git
curl -sS getcomposer.org/installer | sudo php - --install-dir = / usr / local / bin --filename = composer